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Hofsjokull Weather Forecast

Iceland · Iceland
Issued: 5 pm Tue 29 Sep Local Time
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Days 1–4 Weather Summary

Heavy rain (total 36mm), heaviest during Tue afternoon. Later becoming colder with a dusting of snow on Thu night. Freeze-thaw conditions (max 6°C on Tue afternoon, min -1°C on Thu night). Winds increasing (moderate winds from the ENE on Tue night, stormy winds from the SE by Wed night).

Days 5–7 Weather Summary

Moderate rain (total 14mm), heaviest on Sat morning giving way to a moderate fall of snow, heaviest on Sun night. Freeze-thaw conditions (max 2°C on Sat morning, min -1°C on Sat afternoon). Winds decreasing (near gales from the S on Fri afternoon, light winds from the E by Sun morning).

Tue
29
Wednesday
30
Thursday
1
Friday
2
Saturday
3
Sunday
4
PM
night
AM
PM
night
AM
PM
night
AM
PM
night
AM
PM
night
AM
PM
night
heavy rain
light rain
light rain
rain showers
rain showers
light rain
mod rain
light snow
cloud
light snow
cloud
light snow
light snow
light snow
part cloud
cloud
light snow
heavy rain
light rain
light rain
rain shwrs
rain shwrs
light rain
mod. rain
light snow
cloudy
light snow
cloudy
light snow
light snow
light snow
some clouds
cloudy
light snow
Cloud base (m)
700
700
650
650
600
1150
650
700
700
700
700
650
650
700
700
700
650
km/h
70
SSE
30
ESE
25
ESE
35
ENE
70
E
80
SSE
75
SSE
60
SSW
55
SSE
55
S
45
S
35
SE
10
SSW
30
WNW
10
NNW
20
ESE
35
S
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Snowflake cm
—
—
—
—
—
—
—
1
—
2
—
1
1
3
—
—
5
 mm
18
1.6
0.4
0.7
5
1.6
9
—
—
—
—
8
7
—
—
—
—
max °C
6
6
6
5
4
4
2
1
0
1
1
2
2
0
-1
0
1
min °C
5
4
5
4
4
4
2
-1
0
1
0
1
-1
-1
-1
0
-1
 chill °C
-2
-3
1
-2
-4
-4
-7
-9
-9
-7
-8
-6
-7
-7
-4
-5
-8
Freezing level m
2050
2350
2450
2400
1650
1700
1400
1100
950
1100
1100
1200
1400
950
850
1100
1200
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Sunrise
—
—
7:20
—
—
7:24
—
—
7:26
—
—
7:30
—
—
7:33
—
—
Sunset
6:51
—
—
6:46
—
—
6:44
—
—
6:39
—
—
6:37
—
—
6:32
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Hofsjokull Weather (Days 0-3):

The weather forecast for Hofsjokull is: Heavy rain (total 36mm), heaviest during Tue afternoon. Later becoming colder with a dusting of snow on Thu night. Freeze-thaw conditions (max 6°C on Tue afternoon, min -1°C on Thu night). Winds increasing (moderate winds from the ENE on Tue night, stormy winds from the SE by Wed night).

Hofsjokull Weather (Days 3-6):

Moderate rain (total 14mm), heaviest on Sat morning giving way to a moderate fall of snow, heaviest on Sun night. Freeze-thaw conditions (max 2°C on Sat morning, min -1°C on Sat afternoon). Winds decreasing (near gales from the S on Fri afternoon, light winds from the E by Sun morning).

This table gives the weather forecast for Hofsjokull at the specific elevation of 1000 m. Our advanced weather models allow us to provide distinct weather forecasts for several elevations of Hofsjokull. To see the weather forecasts for the other elevations, use the tab navigation above the table. For a wider overview of the weather, consult the Weather Map of Iceland.

Live conditions reported by 10 closest weather stations

Weather StationTemp.WeatherWindGusts
Cloud
Visibility
Cloud / Visibility
101 km WSW
120m alt.
3 hours ago
12°C
Dry
0
Calm
(0 kph at 53).
2
107 km NNE
211m alt.
1 hour ago
7°C
partially cloudy
No report.
15
Light winds from the S
(15 kph at 190).
10.0 km
Low: scattered
Mid: broken
119 km SSE
120m alt.
1 hour ago
9°C
No report.
7
Light winds from the E
(7 kph at 80).
126 km SSW
101m alt.
36 minutes ago
11°C
Dry
Wind obs. (11 kph from 360 degs) was rejected.
Skardsfjoruviti
148 km SSE
0m alt.
1 hour ago
10°C
No report.
Wind obs. (11 kph from 200 degs) was rejected.
149 km SSW
5m alt.
1 hour ago
9°C
No report.
17
Light winds from the SE
(17 kph at 140).
Reykjavik Airport
161 km SW
216m alt.
2 hours ago
12°C
light rain
Drizzle
31
Fresh winds from the SE
(31 kph at 140).
8.0 km
Low: scattered
Mid: broken
161 km SW
53m alt.
1 hour ago
9°C
No report.
9
Light winds from the ESE
(9 kph at 110).
161 km SW
23m alt.
3 hours ago
11°C
-
162 km SW
61m alt.
1 hour ago
9°C
cloudy
Distant precipitation but not falling at station.
11
Light winds from the ESE
(11 kph at 110).
25 km

* NOTE: not all weather observatories update at the same frequency which is the reason why some locations may show data from stations that are further away than known closer ones.